ARROWS from ZION

Priority Prayer Focus

This morning I 'just happened' to notice on my Day Spring calendar that October 7, this upcoming Sunday, is an international 'Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem'.

Earlier I had already chosen and prepared the photo for Arrows from Zion for this week of the biblical Watch Tower at Yad Hashmona in the hills just outside of Jerusalem.

This week the prayer priority is exactly what the first prayer topic is for the conference call of the 'Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem'

1:00am – 1:59am | Pray That God Would Raise Up Christian "Watchmen" to Pray for His Peace and His Purposes to Manifest in This Spiritually Strategic Land

Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com

Ron Cantor announces a Dallas/Ft Worth conference in mid-Nov Israel, The Church & the Coming Revival also featuring Asher Intrater and Michael Brown. Plus articles and videos: I am Looking for the FOURTH Temple! | The Favor of God is upon you! | Don't Commit: SHOFAR ABUSE! | and an invite for his next tour Join Elana and Ron in Israel

Summer evangelism report from Josh Simon, carrying on the ministry of father, Voice in the Wilderness, see full details in the subscription only Weekly Summary

Two Tikkun Global emails with articles by various Tikkun ministers: Our Part in the Kingdom of God, The Proof of Your Calling, Not Alone, The Sanhedrin Seduction and Third Temple Temptations—A Warning to Christians!, Does Ritual Law Exist? Part 2, Season Of Rain

Maoz Ministries Moti Cohen: An Orthodox Israeli Woman Follows Yeshua. Prayer requests for Israel's intensifying conflicts with Russia and for revival in the Middle East

Hasdey Yeshua in Arad continues to focus the need for prayer over Oct 30th municipal elections going on throughout Israel. Whoever is elected mayor is key to the future of city AND how Messianic believers in Yeshua will be treated. IMPORTANT ELECTION (as the mid-term USA Nov 6th are also critical elections)

The Hasdey (Mercy of) Yeshua congregation continues in outreach to the Bedouin, Children, Youth, Young Soldiers...and their ongoing need for full finances for a congregational building. Please pray for them.

Christian Lebanese pastors Najeeb & Elisabeth Atteih report on son Tino's ongoing ministry to IDF Arab soldiers, the Immanuel bookstore outreach and their work with refugees in Jordan. They are also praying over a potential Sept 2019 trip to minister in the US. Please see the subscription only Weekly Summary for the full report.

Asher Intrater writes in the Law of Moses and the Millennium, "reading through the Torah, we cannot help but notice that there are several social institutions described that never seem to achieve their fullness in Israel’s history." Plus videos: Cody Archer sits with Jeremiah Smilovici and Tal Taroni discussing Overcoming the Fear of the Prophetic and Unity's Full Expression

Avner Boskey's latest: Egypt and the Feast of Tabernacles – bumps in the prophetic road

Orna Grinman's latest: A Rainbow, a Bridge and a Genocide

Detailed prayer list from the Intercessors for Israel Jerusalem on the Un General Assemply & Abbas lies; his pressure on Hamas in Gaza & salvation of Palestinians; Netanyahu at the UN; Trump & the Kurds; Trump & 2-state solution; Israel-Russian relationship; critical upcoming municipal elections - much ground plus scriptures covered. See the Weekly Summary.

Israel Pochtar's report on the Evangelism event in the Galilee they held with 1,000 non-believer participants - much fruit, healings and 60 new people showed up afterwards in their Shabbat services. Now for discipling and more resources to do all the outreach and discipling God has called them too. Wonderful report you can read in the Weekly Summary.

Arni and Yonit Klein send a report on the last few intercessory gathering at their ministry - one from Italy and one mixed group of internationals. Now they are en route to London with German group to meet with British group. Read more in the Weekly Summary, also upcoming Galilee Worship Gathering from Nov - April

Praying the Headlines

The enemy has really reared its head against the righteous in the USA. There is much lawlessness, anger and unrest over accusations without evidence against a Supreme Court nominee with a sterling reputation. He has been forced to flee his home with his family due to activists targeting his family with intimidation and vandalism. Late yesterday reports emerged of letters intercepted containing ricin at the White House addressed to President Trump, and the Pentagon addressed to the Secretary of Defense Mattis and Chief of Naval Ops Admiral Richardson. Two workers in Senator Ted Cruz' Houston office were treated after handling a powdery substance in mail. Please pray for the US at this extremely tense and lawless time.

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs

Keep praying for CONTINUED URGENT PRAYER FOR JACOB DAMKANI and prayer for continued decreasing cancer in EDDIE SANTORO's brain | Albert a Messianic leader from southern Israel, has had a successful surgery and an amazing recovery details in Howard Bass' ministry letter | Rania Sayegh asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.| Rachel Netanel took a fall and has broken her leg. Pray for quick healing. In April she learned she had a polyp on her vocal cords. Please pray for complete healing for this evangelist in Israel. | Olga Bikas continues to suffer from chronic, acute back pain. She is getting medication and physiotherapeutic treatments but without any substantial improvement | Ruth Nessim appears to be on the repair and currently out of the country with her son after suffering from severe Gastro-Enteritis which she had 5 attacks of within a 2-month period. Con't prayers |

Pray also for Israel intercessors/supporters in other nations with urgent health needs: Jeurgen at ICEJ, Karen and Yonit in Israel. Also for Israel intercessors: Cecelia Toth, Arlene Stucki, Una Gere, Mo Murray, also from our friend Steve in the UK for his wife Elizabeth. A special appeal for prayers for Israel intercessor Debra Koen Abernethy

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Avi Mizrachi blessing the Papua Island believers during the Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles holiday season

Priority Prayer Focus

In case you didn't know, the last of the Fall High Holy Days, Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles has just begun and will last through September 30th at sundown. At this time of year Israel is flooded with visitors, both Jewish and Christian. It is one of the busiest times of year for all the Israeli ministries as guests from the nation come to attend many major Christian events held during the Feast of Tabernacles.

In recent years, however, there has begun a shift in focus with many Christians coming to participate in the Feast of the Lord and to connect with the Israeli Messianic Jewish community, as is seen here in photo with Tel Aviv pastor, Avi Mizrachi praying with and blessing the believers from the Island of Papua in the VIP prayer room of the Adonai Roi congregation.

Two points I'd like to draw your attention to and the first is that the "First Nations" Christians, that is, the Christians who are indigenous peoples in their own nations, have for many years had a deep recognition of the importance of coming to meet with the Israeli believing community when they come to Israel. They recognize that there is a protocol to honor the believer-citizens of the nation as they come into the Israeli believers home-nation. It is a gift that these believers from the First Nations are bringing to the Israeli believer community — a gift of honoring those whose home it is they are visiting.

As the Chinese Christians come to Israel, they are also seeking out the Israeli Messianic believers and come with a gift from their Christian heritage. It is the gift of truly seeing the body of Messiah as a family. As the Church in China began to grow they viewed themselves a a spiritual family and grouped themselves into five families with five family heads until there were over 90 million Chinese in those five families. This is the gift they come to Israel with, seeking their Israeli family — the fellow followers of the LORD Yeshua.

God bless the nations who come up to celebrate the Feasts of the Lord, who do not overlook the blessing of making significant contact with the Messianic believing community of Israel. We have a high expectation of good issuing from these connections made with brotherly love and honoring each other.

As a prayer priority, since the High Holy Days are a prophetic season, appointed by God to be an illuminating picture of Israel's salvation, let us pray that those Jews who are looking for the Messiah and even those who aren't, would have the veil removed to see their Messiah has come.

Please pray also for the Mizrachi family, as Avi is mourning the loss of his father. Chaya writes, "Our beloved Saba Nissim Mizrachi passed away on the eve of Succot. He was a survivor of the holocaust, a strong Zionist, and fought in all of Israel's wars from the War of Independence to the Yom Kippur war. We love him and will miss him greatly. But, we know he is with Yeshua in heaven. His funeral will be held Tuesday at 14:30 PM in Zichron Yaakov cemetery. Since it is the Hag of Succot the Rabbi told us we will not be sitting Shiva. But we will be receiving people in Kefar Saba on Tuesday only. May his memory be for a blessing for all.

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Feast of Tabernacles in the 70th year of the restoration of the state of Israel! doesn't get much more of a prophetic season than that! Israel is overflowing with international visitors right now both Jewish and Gentile. Let us continue to pray for the revelation of the Messiah to Israelis and the increased anointing on the body of Messiah living and ministering in Israel.

Read the latest by Avner Boskey Israel's restoration triggers international worship of an eschatological connection between two events – Israel’s restoration/revival (on the one hand) and a huge manifestation of praise and worship by all the nations (on the other).

Revive Israel's prophetic focus also: Asher's VIDEO Fall Feasts in Israel Explained and Dan Juster's The Seventh Shofar and The Rapture (Part 2). Also the book by Dan and Asher Israel & the Church. Plus Video Asher speaks about the timing of Jerusalem becoming a stumbling stone for the nations being the same time Spirit of Grace and Favor is poured out. Partner in their Apostolic Equipping Center

Israel Pochtar of the Beit Hallel congregation also turns to a prophetic focus with his explanation of Sukkot: A Prophetic Celebration. Sukkot is not just about what happened way back when, it is about what is beginning to unfold even now. You can read it more fully in the Weekly Summary if you are subscribed, or by directly subscribing to Pochtar's excellent mailing list.

Backtracking a bit with Eitan Shishkoff's report on the Summer 2018 Katzir (Harvest) Youth Discipleship Camp and the first Katzir outreach to Africa. You can keep up with the Katzir ministry on Facebook at Fields of Wheat or their related website.

Tikkun Global with 3 articles: Eitan Shishkoff A Message From The Cassette Tape Archives | Paul Blake Does Ritual Law Exist? Part 1 | Daniel Juster There Is No Fear In Love

The Maoz ministry of Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram (9/12) make an astute point from Israeli radio: "... it is as if President Trump is peeling off—like an onion—layer after layer of lies which form the Palestinian narrative." Yes and amen! Still, on Twitter Israeli newspapers continue to denigrate Trump. Pray for the Israeli news media who are just as Liberal Left as their counterparts in the US media (and the majority of the American Jewish community). Mostly Israelis see Trump as a great friend to Israel - but there is powerful peer pressure among all media.

Maoz asks prayers: "For the lies of the Palestinian Narrative to be exposed. Lies about the origin of Palestinians, their claim to Jerusalem, and the refugee situation. Pray the world will see the truth, and act on what they discover. Pray for a blessing on the United States as the Administration takes steps that fall in line with Biblical truth. For the salvation of Arab People in the entire Middle East. Pray for the Lord to bring them a great revival. For Israel's Salvation. As Israel is in the midst of Fall Feasts, please continue to pray for the Lord to open the blind eyes and deaf ears, and shine the revelation and light of Yeshua the Messiah to our people."

MUST READ: The Sanhedrin Seduction and Third Temple Temptations—A Warning to Christians! by Ron Cantor, also How David Destroyed His Marriage! And A Fieldtrip to the Gates of Hell

From the Heart of God ministries of Richard & Carolyn Hyde, testimonies of how they are sharing their faith in everyday Israeli life Also Living Stones Experience and praying for prodigals

37 years in Israel, Howard & Randi Bass are celebrating Sukkot in the 70th year of the state of Israel & rejoicing in the anniversaries - also more baptisms at the Beer Sheva congregation. Howard writes, "There is great pressure in Israel -- among the Jews and the Arabs -- NOT to go on to become a disciple of Jesus because of the threats and costliness from the society and religious strongholds. In our congregation, we tend not to have group baptisms...because we follow what seems to be the New Testament examples of people coming to faith, and being baptized very shortly after. Then they are instructed and trained up as believers and followers of The Way. " More in the subscription only Weekly Summary.

Always a joy to hear from Eddie Santoro, who is in the midst of biweekly treatments following his second brain surgery against cancer. He and Jackie are celebrating the holidays and resuming their "Third Season" fellowship meetings in their home since the discovery of the latest cancer outbreak. They ask prayers: "Please pray for strength and health for me especially as I will be having my regular biweekly treatment on the 26th. Pray that there will not be any negative side effects and I will have energy for this gathering I have eagerly waited for! Finally, in celebration of the last and final day of the Feast, our congregation Ahavat Yeshua along with several other Messianic congregations will be having a joint service in which we welcome all those from the nations to rejoice with us in worshiping the God of Israel. For this one day, we will have our service in English as well as Hebrew. We want to honor our dear family from the nations who come here to express their love for our people and this nation and who support the Israeli Messianic Body in every way!"

Notice of the Intercessors for Israel prayer conf in Jslm Jan 21-28, & post conf Prayer Tour 1/28-2/2, 2019. They write: "The situation in Syria has become ever more complicate. Our burden is to return to the Golan Heights for our tour again this year to continue our prayers for Israel’s protection. We need to remember that this is not a "pilgrimage tour," it is not a "getting to know the Land and going to new places tour," (as much as I love to do that kind of touring) it is a prayer tour."

Our Thorns, His Glory | by Orna Grinman | I sometimes take it for granted - the fact that God wants to dwell in me. But when I stop to think about it, I am in awe. How can that be? Even more moving is the fact that He wants to build a glorious structure inside us, if we only invite Him. Sukkot - the […]

A couple of the articles from KehilaNews.com | The Israeli Ministry of Interior – playing with matters of life and death and Wife of Israeli citizen denied citizenship due to faith in Jesus

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs

Praying the Headlines

Ron Cantor's News email report for 9/18/18 (via email or onlint) covers Ashdod Messianic Congregation is Vandalized By Orthodox Jews | Ari Fuld Saves Israeli Falafel Worker as He Died From Wounds | Syrians Shoot Down Plane of Russian Backers | Belgium Cuts Ties with Palestinians | Trump Freezes Aid to Palestinians—Kicks PLO Out of Washington; cuts $200 million in aid to the Palestinians; and announces to the world that the US does NOT recognize the authority of the ICC International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans, Israelis or any other sovereign nation.
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Church of Nicea Discovered ...Underwater
"After years of hunting archaeologists have found sunken ruins that could be where the First Council of Nicaea was held – making it one of the most important places in Christian history"

My Word: Recently I talked about how when I hear of ancient archaeological finds, I wonder about the timing of the find which I believe is in God's hands to conceal and to reveal. I wonder about the message that God is sending with the timing of such discoveries.

That is the same way I feel about this new discovery of the church that may have been where the first Council at Nicea in 325 AD was held. I think it is significant that the discovery is underwater, as I believe the Catholic church is significantly 'underwater' due to the policies from its head, the pope.

The Council of Nicea is where the church officially cut its ties to the Israeli believers, something I have been writing about since about 1992 after discovering it in a book by a Catholic historian high in the favor of the Vatican and given great access to private Vatican archives.

And here it is now, the discovery of this church meeting place where it was decided to officially cut off the descendants of Jesus' family members who were still leading the believing community in Israel in 325 AD. Their representatives paid a visit to the pope with the hopes of restoring the contributions of the churches to the extremely poor and suppressed believing community in Israel. The answer they received was NO, and then the counsel of Nicea further cut the ties with the Israeli believing community.

It is also interesting that the headline news of this find is coming at the beginning of Sukkot in the 70th year of Israel's re-birth as a modern state. Yes, there is a timeliness in all this that speaks of a message from God. Let them with eyes and ears to hear, see and hear.

* The historical account I read was by Catholic priest and author Malachi Martin, who used to be the go-to Catholic in the US for all the news programs. The book I read was titled, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church, a 1981 non-fiction book.

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